Kauffman Stadium was nearly home to a domination by the Colorado Rockies following two consecutive wins, one of which was a late comeback against the Kansas City Royals bullpen. Which Rox received a standing ovation? How close was Kyle Freeland’s no-hitter on the day of the Denver Nuggets’ Game 2 of the NBA Finals? Can we settle on a nickname…
Jason Jennings pitched nine seasons in Major League Baseball and following a trade to the Houston Astros in 2006, he never returned to pitch at Coors Field again. As the 2002 National League Rookie of the Year Award — the only winner in 30 years for the Colorado Rockies — he probably deserved a respite from appearing in the least…
The Colorado Rockies have been on a horrendous streak of injuries in 2023 that has ravaged their 40-man roster. Five players are on the 60-day injury list with a sixth, Germán Márquez (Tommy John surgery), coming on Friday following season-ending Tommy John surgery. Five of the club’s top seven starting pitchers to start the season are gone from the rotation:…
The bullpen for the Colorado Rockies was set to feature six pitchers age 30 or older on Opening Day. During the summer, another veteran – Tyler Kinley – would also get added to the mix. With Antonio Senzatela out until May at the earliest and questions about the team’s no. 3-5 starters, the backbone of the Rockies would not be…
News this morning from Arizona was less than stellar as season-ending surgeries for Brendan Rodgers and Lucas Gilbreath are on the horizon. Suzie has news from Salt River Fields as Patrick and guest Christian Saez figure out the Rockies second base and left-handed relief options. What suggestion did Bud Black make about acquiring a player? Are there talented bench players…
Kenneth Weber of Purple Row helps break down all the stories for the start of Spring Training next week for the Colorado Rockies. Will it be Ryan Feltner and Austin Gomber as the obvious options for the staring rotation? Should we raise the odds that Zac Veen will make a push for a spot in the outfield over Sean Bouchard,…
As the Colorado Rockies admittedly wait for their top prospects to impact the big league roster over the next few years, there’s still the matter of playing 162 games for the 2023 season. With that comes a myriad of questions surrounding the identity of the 26 players who will make the trek from Scottsdale to San Diego for Opening Day.…
In exactly one month, baseball returns from its winter slumber with a simple pop of the mitt on back fields all across Arizona and Florida. Laughs, good-natured ribbing and loud barking from seasoned coaches will fill Salt River Fields when pitchers and catchers report to the Spring Training home of the Colorado Rockies on February 15. Not everyone will be…
It was one of the more disappointing seasons for the starting rotation during the Bud Black’s tenure as manager of the Colorado Rockies. After running out eight different starters, including seven that made 17 or more starts, the 2022 rotation finished with a 5.23 ERA. It was only the second time Black’s rotation had an earned run average greater than…
Imagine a player with Garrett Hampson’s speed, Brendan Rodgers’ power and Trevor Story’s defensive ability. Then imagine those skills being a notch above what you’re expecting. Now place it all inside a 20-year-old shortstop. That’s Ezequiel Tovar. The youngest player on the Colorado Rockies’ 40-man roster has been turning heads since batting .550 (11-for-20) with three home runs and seven…...
Rockies show resiliency through much of the Atlanta series, but ultimately come away without a win. Whose streak is still alive and who has started a new one? Which slugger added a 9th inning homer that nearly tied the ballgame? We also break down all the angles from the debut of the City Connect uniforms this weekend. High socks or…
Entering phase two of the offseason following the end of the lockout on March 10, it appeared that the Colorado Rockies might go into Opening Day with several positional battles. Center field was wide open, as was the role of the team’s closer. Left field had a similar feel to it, unless Connor Joe wasn’t convincing enough during his 211…...
When the first pitch of the season is thrown on Thursday, April 7 at Yankee Stadium some time around 1:05pm EST, the realization will truly begin to sink in that baseball has officially returned. After 99 days of an MLB-imposed lockout, the owners and players came together with a resolution that left both parties feeling positive. The details of the…
We’ve got Spring Training updates on Rockies’ camp, including an injury to a key member of the club, the theory behind Colorado becoming contenders in 2022 and the future of Trevor Story. Plus, more analysis on Kris Bryant’s contract. Would it have been better to sign both Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos like the Philadelphia Phillies did? “What are the…
Ryan Rolison fully expected to make his debut with the Colorado Rockies following a solid showing at the alternate site during the summer of 2020 that served as a pseudo Double-A experience. As if all the havoc that was wreaked on minor leaguers because of the pandemic wasn’t bad enough, then 2021 happened to Rolison. “It was a very frustrating…...
The first four spots in the rotation are locked up. But who’s going to be the fifth starter? And if I told you Ryan Rolison was out of the running, would you believe there’s a way he could still make the Opening Day roster? Plus, we provide Power Rankings of the best looks in Spring Training so far on the…
“I don’t think it’s any secret that one of the strongest assets of our team is the starting rotation,” Austin Gomber said on Day Two of Colorado Rockies’ Spring Training. Helmed by a returning foursome of Germán Márquez, Antonio Senzatela, Kyle Freeland and Gomber, the entire clubhouse is confident of the staff’s ability. The 11.6 fWAR by the rotation was…...
On Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post released information obtained in a memo to all 30 of Major League Baseball’s clubs that minor league camps could have an early report date for Spring Training. MLB is currently conducting a lockout of the MLB Players’ Association following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement at midnight on Dec 1. …...
The typical MLB season is defined as having 162 games across six months before the start of the month-long postseason. For most teams, they’re sent packing before the Wild Card Game despite the exciting journey and memorable moments provided to their loyal fanbase during the regular season. How to make up for the other six months of the year? Why…
Last December, the Colorado Rockies signed RHP Chi Chi González, LHP Zac Rosscup and RHP Joe Harvey to minor league deals that came with invitations to Spring Training. While all three had their contracts selected to the big league roster at one point during the season – only González and Rosscup would actually appear for the club – these transactions…...
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